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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-12-24
TIE GREAT DESTROYER.

What the cause OF paralysis, this
great destroyer Of health and lie, is,
no physician or scientist has yet been
able to accurately determine 70 the
satisfaction Of mankind, and it is
equally trne that this disease IS be
coming every day more prevalent.
Medical men say that this is brought
on sometimes from one cause and
sometimes from another bat the
tact that cases Of paralysis are of al
most daily occurrence at the Hot
Springs and Other resorts Tor the
treatment of blood and skin diseases,
would seek to indicate that the con
tlnurd use OF strong mineral poisons
is a great factor in producing this
much dreaded sconr-e. This, OF
course, would probably not happen,
provided these strong mineral mix
lures were always administered TN.
der the eye of a competent phys,
can. But when compounded Into
nOstrums the consumer does not
know how large a dose of these poi
sons he is taking, and consequently
runs the risk OF being Liable to al
the dangers OF aN unWIse use Of min
eral medicines.
Persons, therefore, suffering frou
blood poison or SKIN troubles, who
do not consult phyacians, should bt
: "a rAtnI nt tlIsA .o.a,t, ruty- ,.,.r,t,,Z.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-12-24

GRAIN DRILLS at your own
prices and a fine line of BUGGIES
and STOVES-way down in prices.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-12-24
NJ WEBB, JR. & BRO

n | +
By virtue OF an order Of Orange Su-
perior Court. we will offer for sale t.
the highest bidder, on the premises, OIL
the 2nd day OF January. ISIS. a tract 81
land situate in Orange County on Phil
Creek, adjoining the lands Of Andrew
}. Perkins, VI. r. Suggs. John Q
Lloyd and Elizabeth LLOYD. and sup
posed TO contain about % acres-it be-
ing the lands whereon the late William
Lloyd died siezcd.
The sale will be upon the terms 81
one-third cash on day Of sale, one-ihir,i
on q credit Of six months ard one-third
on acreiit OF L months with Interest
on the t"o deferred payment> from the
day OF sale until paid at ; per cent, and
the title will be reserved until all the
purchase money is paid.
This 18th day Of Nov. l>>7.
LN0CIi SYKES.
AMI IL G. LLOYD.
Executors.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-07
RALEIGH. N. T. Jnpo 90 80,

RALEIGH, N. C., June %, 1887
Prof. Geo. F., Atkinson, Uniyers;tuI 49,
o., Chapel HILL: " ~.
J DEAR SIR: [ hasten to inform.
the result of the application of the JG9 u
sene Emulsiom," suggested by Prof. R G1oU
Of Washington City, and furnished br
to the department of agriculture, IN tIo
destruction of the chinch bug (Rl;s oo
Cucopterus) in my corn. Abont tIS
middle Of June [ took off nv GROW Oe
wheat, adjoining a corn field. found IN
cutting the wheat near the corn field this
enemy of wheat and corn though not ;n
large numbers. In a few days, iowevar
I found my.eorn along the. entire WAX
of the wheat field filled with these no;ser
able black chanch bugs making rapid havoc
with the young corn, thousands of them
around the root Of the corn, SUCKING i4S
life away.
I applied the English purple in solution
to- little if any effect. Then Paris green
in solution, which did not prevent tho
spread of the bug. My manager swore
out; said he was not going to try another
thing, except to try and burn them IN. IAN
old fence row being in the line Of their
depredations). I told him to trv the fro
if he thought it would do any good. H.
did so, but the next day he Informed me
it did no good, and the whole field Of
corn-forty acres-was doomed-be
would not give a cent for the corn cr0n
When all seemed lost I happened to meet
Mr.. Whitney, of the agricultural expert
ment station, who handed me a slip con-
tanning your kerosene remedy. l went
Immediately to my farm and dissolved !
Id. common homemade soap in one GAL
Ion Of water. This I had boiled and
poured on to two gallons of kerosene oil,
Not having a pump to churn up and mix
thoroughly, I directed that the mixture
should be well whipped up with a bunch
Of tough twigs for ten or fifteen minutes
q had no force pump OF sp~ray-nozzle as
recommended by you). Then 1 added
this solution to some twenty-five gallons
of cold water and applied with a common
water sprinkler (such as is used in sprink-
ling stores) the mixture of soap, kerosene
and water to all the corn in and around
the place Of attack by the bugs, and the
next day on meeting my manager I saw
he was in a broad grin. swell Major"
he said, eve have got them at last. l
was owe them this morning and I think
I have about killed the last one." This
was such good news that I hasten to let
all my fe~llow-sufferers from the chinch-
bug know of the result. It is indeed a
| great and sudden and sure remedy. l
thank you for it. It's application has
saved my corn crop.
Respectfully,
r. S. TUCKER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-07

The corn has not been damaged by
this weak solution Of kerosene and soap.
I hear of the application of kerosene
alone, but this will not answer, as it
will kill the corn. Should the Chinch
Bug reappear, go over the corn again
and as often as the bug appears. Ills
better mow to destroy the last one, If
possible, than to have them reappear
the next year in increasing numbers.
Every farmer should consider himself
a coammattee 'of one to destroy. on his
own farm, this enemy of oats, wheat
and corn. [ shall forever be thankful
to the State Agricultural Department
for procuring this valuable remedy.
My friends and inquirers who have
written to me for information, Will
please accept this as an answer to all.
The Kerosene Emulsion a0aH kill the bug
and not the corn. The kerosene and
soap should be thoroughly mared.
r. S. TUCKER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-07
H HOMESTEAD.

In compliance with our request that
readers give us their views on the
necessity for modifying the Home.
stead law, "Orange' gives his views in
this issue. We agree with him, that
"every head of a family ought to have
a home for his family" but u pres
ent law, in u judgment, does not
secure this to him. However, we dc
not propose to discuss it at present,
but we desire to have the views brief.
ly expressed, of the thinking, intelli.
gent readers of the PROGRESSIVE FARM.
Err. Let us have them.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-07
For THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
LET THE HOMESTEAD STAND.
OAKS N C. .Julvl2 l8,

OAKS, N. c., JulyI2, 1887
In the Farmers Convention Of jan
uary 18th, a resolution was offered to
abolish the Homestead. After discus
sion, the resolution was laid on the
table by a unanimous VOTE.
In the Convention of January 26th,
a committee was appointed to report
on the Homestead and Lien Laws.
The committee reported that no change
should be made in the Homestead, and
the report was adopted. The Home
stead was secured by the, provisions
of the Constitution in 1868, and after
wards by the Convection of 1875, and
by legislative enactments. It has re-
ceived the sanction of both the politi-
cal parties and has been twice ratified
by the peoples at the polls. The people
will not apd ought not to give it up.
Every head of a family ought to have
q ~home for his family. To deprive
him of it, would be to deprive him of
his means of support. It is not the
Homestead, but the abuse of the credit
system that does the mischief. Let
crop liens and chattel mortgages 60,
but let the Homestead stand.
'Gh4 a. ORANGE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-07
THE ATLANTA CONVENTION.

It is gratifying to state that North
Carolina will be largely and strongly
represented in the Inter States Conyen-
ton. So far as heard from, only two
or three of the delegates appointed,
will fail to go, and these say '"lt is I'M
possible" In all the history Of our
State, never has it been represent
ed abroad by such a large number of
farmers, and it will be a representation
that any State might justly be proud OF,
We will publish the programme
of the Convention as soon as it is com.
pleted, and will give the rates on the
railroads as soon as determined by the
Rate Convention, which meets on the
18th inst. We feel warranted in say
ing that the rates will most probably
not exceed one-half the regular fare.
|. Let every delegate appointed be
sure to 60, and induce-ethers-to go.
1T will be-agreat and important con
vention.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-07
SUBSCRIBERS, READ THIS.

Is there a Cross Mark on the margin of
your paper? We adopt this as the simp-
lest and easiest method of informing our
patrons that their terms of subscription
have expired, and that the paper will be
stopped if we do not hear from you. We
know "times are hard" on every
body, and especially is this true of
newspapers, and particularly agri-
cultural papers. But we must help
each other as best we can. If, therefore,
you are not prepared to renew for the
whole year, renew for a part of the time,
and this will enable you to have time to
make us up a club, for which you will get
the paper one year free of charge. So if
you see the Cross Mark, let US hear from
you.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-07
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER, july {, 1887.

ton, etc., thus making an excellent
bureau of information, by means OF
which the State business agency may
at any time speedily know the exact
situation. A very low estimate places
the amount of cotton likely to pass
through this agency, OR produce ex-
change, at 100000 bales, next season.
Add to this the surplus wheat, oats,
hay and corn, and the proportions OF
this trade become simply immense.
The location of this business require
the erection of buildings and improve
ments to cost ultimately not less than
SlOO, 600. It will also take with it
the location of headquarters of the
State Alliance, the cooperative Man
ufacturing Alliance, theAlliance Pub
fishing and Printing business and all
the other departments of the State
agency, sucKa as the machinery and
department and the pur.
chasing End distribution Of merchan.
disc fef stores and members of the
order throughout the State. There is
no doubt that manufactures would
also be built and grain elevators erect,
ed. It is believed that the business
~of this Exchange would be worth
$1oe,O00 to the banks, alone. .
It is expected that the city wishing
the location shall raise a bonus Of per
haps 500, 900, to be used mostly in
the purchase ofgrounds and the cree
ton of buildingsA Propositions from
places desiring theNocation will be re-
ceived until Jnly 10th.
The gentlemen who represented Waco
in the meeting all recognized the great
value of such an enterprise to u city,
and the Importance Of trying tc
secure it,.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-07
SPREADS LIKE WILD-FIRE.

W. are in receipt of a letter from
Mr.. M. T. Sealey, at Laurinburg, Or
ganizer of the Farmers National ALI
ance and Cooperative Union, for the
9Th District of North Carolina, in
which he informs us that he has organ.
lied a County Alliance for each Of the
counties, Richmond and Robson. He
has organized in those counties twenty.
five sub-Alliances, with a membership
Of thousand. The next step now,
of course, is to organize a State ALI
ance, as under the constitution, three
organized counties are empowered to
do this. The State Alliance has author.
ity to select and commission organizers
for the State.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-07
CHINCH BUG.

PROGRESSIVE FARMER There are
so many inquiries in regard to the ap-
plication of the kerosene Emulsion"
to corn, and whether the corn was in
jured or not, &C., that. 1 take this
method of replying to all, through
your valuable paper.
The application of the "Kerosene
Emulsion" by my manager, was as
follows, as taken from the agricultural
Bulletin, together with an article from
Prof. Atkinson. Of Chapel Hill, N. c.,
which I would be pleased if you would
publish for the benefit Of the farmers
.kgenerally:
The I BUG-ANDHoW TO GET RID OF IT.
The following article from Prof. At
knson, of Chapel Hill, in the Agricultural
Bulletin Supplement, with the accom-
panying letter from. Major Tucker, of
this city, will be good news, we are salts
fed to many farmers, worth a good deal
of money to all who are troubled with
the chinch-bug and who will follow Mai.
fuckers example in applying the remedy
suggested.
DESTROY THE BUGS-REMEDY FOR THE
"lcH1NcH BUG" (BL1ssUs cUcopTERUs)
ON CORN.
Kerosene Emulsion.-Dissolve ] lb.
common soap in one gallon of water.
Boil this and and add it boiling hot,to
two gallons Of kerosene oil. Churn this
mixture with a force pump and spray
nozzle for about ten minutes, until a per-
feet emulsion is formed and the liquid
adheIes to the surface of glass without
oilness. Dilute this by adding nine parts
of-cod water to one part of the emulsion.
This should then be sprayed on the in
sects and ground. A convenient way is
to arrange some sort Of a tank on a sled ;
in the tank have the force pump with
short piece of hose and spray-nozzle. As
the tank is drawn along the spray can be
directed in the proper places. This is for
a simply constructed apparatus. Many
different kinds Of hand and horsepower
spraying machines are manufactured.
Care should be taken to have a perfect
emulsion, as otherwise the kerosene is in
furious to plants.
This remedy was suggested by Prof.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-07

ported into this country. Dove COM
plain of unfriendly Legislation? Do
we say that Congress is Indifferent to
the interests of the farmers !? What
right have we to complain when that
body has in it twenty3eight times as
many lawyers and professional Office
holders as there are farmers !? When
there are more bank presidents there
than farmers? When there are more
manufacturers there than farmers?
When there are more merchants there
than farmers !? When\ there are, as
many railroad officials there as farm
ers Only eleven farmers in the
American Congress! If this be
wrong who is to blame for it?
Again, since the close of the war,
there have@been produced in the South.
over SO, 900, 900 bales Of cotton which
have brought in the, New York mar.
ket about $3.50, 600, 900 r. Enough
money to pay for every footfof rail
way in: all this vast countryswith all
their equipments, and have over,
100000, 600 left II Enough money
to pay for every foot of real estate at
it's assessed value in the ten cotton
States and to pay the public debt of
the United States and Of /Great Brit
ain !! Enough money to give each
person over ten years hof age in the
ten cotton States, engaged in agricul-
ture, two thousand five hundred dol
lars Il! Where is all this vast amount
Of money 2 What has been done
with it Why is it that a vast pro-
portion of the lands on which this
money was produced, is now under
mortgage and the owners are hope
lessly in debt. Why is it that thou
sands and thousands of the men whose
brawny arms and weary sweat, pro.
duced this colossal wealth, and who
have lived hard and worked hard, all
these long years, r today unable to
pay for a shirt Why is it that vii
lagos, towns and cities flourish and
the banking, manufacturing and rail
road interests are more prosperous to-
day than ever before-why is it that
with a National treasury overlooking
with it's surplus millions and the au-
thorities puzzled to know what to do
with it-with all these conditions of
progress, why is it that the honest,
hard-working farmer, is without
money or the means to get it !! It is
because through his own folly, he has
been made the pack-horse for every
other interest in the country, and his
load will continue to increase and
Cypress until he shall rise up in the
strength of his manhood and shake
it off.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-07
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND AND
OUR STATE EAIR.

Mr.. w. II. Pace has just returned
from Washington City. He was ap-
pointed one of a committee, on the
part Of our State Agricultural Society,
to call on President Cleveland and in
vite him to attend our next State Fair
The President received President Up
church and the committee in the Host
cordial manner and expressed anfEanx-
ious desire to visit our State and with
out a positive pledge, intimated very
strongly that he would do so, if it
could be arranged in connection with
his promised visit to Atlanta, so as
not to consume, "too much of the pub
lie time"
w believe that the management of
the Piedmont Exposition in Atlanta
will be generously disposed to accom-
odate us and that the R. and D. R.
Road will cheerfully provide an extra
car and run a special schedule to aid
these to great State enterprises. If
our Atlanta friends will fix his day on
Tuesday the 18th of October he can
then. be with us on Wednesday or
Thursday and but little additional
time will be required.
! Mr.. Pace says that the committee
witnessed the Presidents reception of
the 800 North Carolina teachers, and
he " surely neve shook the hands of
SO many North Carolinians before"
It was a most pleasant affair.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-07
WHY NOTa

A prominent and wide-awake hor.
ticulturist, who is ever on the alert to
promote the interests of horticulture
in the State, suggests that an Insti.
tute of the Horticulturists of the State
be held in this city at some date in
the near future. We think it an ad.
mirable suggestion, and would be
gratifed to see it accomplished. What
say the officers of the State Horticul.
tural Society?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-07
THE NATIONAL FARMERS AL.
LANCE. ~

This order in Texas numbers over
200, 600 members and is represented
in lis counties of that State.
DR.. G. Macune, President Of the
National Alliance, is chairman of a
committee to locate. at some eligible
point in that State, the Alliance Pro
duce Exchange. The committee Wis
tied the city Of Waco and had a con-
ference with. leading business men
with reference to the enterprise, in
which DR.. Macune stated clearly what
the Exchange is expected to accom-.
plish. We quote from the Star and
Crescent:
"Its object is to sell the cotton and
other crops produced by the members
Of the Farmers Alliance of Texas.
This order has been well organized, in
lis counties of the State, and contains
a membership somewhat exceeding
zoe, 600. Each county has a business
agent, and each alliance an agricul-
tural committee. The committees re.
port through the county business
agent to the State. business agent.
These committees, about 1000 In num-
Der, report at this season monthly,
showing the condition Of crops, acre.
age planted, seasons, state OF cu4tlva.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-07
READ N REFLECT.
The Iron Logic of Figures.

We present a few facts for the
serious consideration of our readers,
and which we think might be studied
to profit by our political economists
and statesmen. 1--WE especially call
the attention Of our politicians to the
lessons to be<deduced from this partial
exhibit and admonish them to study
them we'll, if they would keep pace
with that progressive thought which
is being developed among the masses,
and which has brought the laboring
world to the point where a great po-
litical and industrial revolution stares
us in the face.
OF all our population, engaged in
the various occupations, 81 per cent,
or ~7,67O,4e3 are engaged in agrieul-
ture. They represent in values-land
$40, 600, OO0, O00-in implements and
machinery, 100000, OOO-in live
stock, 81, 500, 900, OOO-annual pro-
ducts, 2 1900, ooo, 900. They furnish
70 per cent. of all our domestic ex-
ports and pay so per cent. of our taxes.
What measure of appreciation is shown
by this great peoples government"
of this stupendous factor Of it's great
and power? In 1885, the Ma.
tional Congress gave to our Agricul-
tural Department $3.50, 600. France
!. gave the same year $50, 000, 900 to
foster Observation-Disclosures times
as much as did our government. From
1881 to 1886, inclusive, we received
S2,4S2, ROBUST one eighth Of the
amount expended by France in one
year, and just about enough to settle
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-07
PLEASE NOTICE.

In writing to this Office to change the
address of a paper, our subscribers will do
us a favor by stating the Office at which
the paper is received, as well as the one
!. to which it is desired to be sent. Failure
! to do1this puts US to a great deal Of trouble
: and the necessity of going through a long
list of names, involving not only much
work, but much loss of time, when time
is valuable.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-07

Riley, of Washington, and used bu !,
State Entomologist Of Illinois wit5H me
feet success. per-
To anyone who tries this remedy c.r.
fully, I will be obliged if they viii ro oare-
name Of application and results toport
GEO: F. ATKINSON Int
o. N. c., Chapel Hill, Nc
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-07

+: g7We ask every Grange and Farm
: ers' Club in the State to send US at once,
the number of members in the organiza-
ton, together with the name and post
Office address of each officer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-07
APPOINTMENTS.

Arrangements have been made for the
undersigned to address the farmers at the
following times and places:
Auburn, Wake county, July 8, at 3 P. ~
Rocky River church, Cabarrus county,
Tuesday, July 18th.
Huntersville, Mecklenburg county, Thurs
day, July 18th. .1 20
Summerfeld, Guilford Co., July 10 .
Rocky Springs, Rockingham Co., % %
Madison, q
Stoneville, 90
Leaksville, 10
Trinity church, Caswell 90 90
Cana, Davie
Taylor's, Wilson Aug.
At Public Dinner given by Pike
vile Farmers Club, near FIRE.
mont, N. c., -
I propose to discuss questions in which
every farmer and every good citizen ID
the State is vitality interested. wc ou
be, glad to meet the young and ola; o intO
out and bring your families n oaSh'0
and devote day to your interests
Respectfully,
Remember that we are responsiplo
not only to the extent of our aDlnsy,
but of our capability also: not only 10
what we know, but for, what we ai'
capable of knowing.-Souh WeS"
Et&-E FEGHNEs ZM+H- ~-
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ENDORSED BY THE CONVEN-
TON.

The following resolution was passed by
the Farmers Mass Convention in Raleigh,
January 26th, 1887:
Resozued, That THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER, pub
Iished by L. L. Polk, Winston. N. c., be declared
the Official Organ of the North Carolina Farmers
Association, and that its Editor, L.. L. Polk, be adj
mitted to the privileges of the floor as an honorary
member of this Convention.
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